Using Bold Images to Raise Awareness Across Language Barriers

New immigrant workers as a group face a higher risk of work-related injuries. But most occupational health and safety messages don’t reach them due to language barriers. In a recent study, the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease teamed up with Bramalea Community Health Centre, who serve a large South Asian population, to explore the use of images to spread key injury prevention messages.

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